Slicing device



March 15, 1927. A.' J. CARLSON 1,620,995

SLICING DEVICE Inventor March 15, 1927.

A. .1. CARLSON SLJCING DEVIE" 2 sheetssheet 2 Filed July 192s Patented Mar..` 15, 192,7. i

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.This inventionfrelates tov an improved de- V.vice for'facilitating-slicing vof `meats and .vegetables in a manner'to zinsure a vclean cut l lofthedesired thickness.` 2 .i

#Brieflypthe invention hasreference to `a wdeviceof this kind including a downwardly *inclined supporting table, a stop-at one'end i of the table against which'the part to lbe'cut is'rested, a knife guide'` and abutmentfatone '.endzof the table,` `and spring pressed-means for maintaining the blade offthe knifein engagement with the guide. i

My`l principal aim is to provide a. simple and inexpensive device capable of being constructed from easily obtainable parts arranged inv a novel association to render the structure highly practical, convenient and useful.

`Other objects and advantages ofl the in-` vention will become apparent from the following` description and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which'like vnumerals are employed `to designate like parts throughout the same: t f

Figure -1 is a top plan viewof a device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

` Figure 2 is an end elevation of the struc-v ture shown in Figure'l looking in a direction from right to left.

Figure 3 isa vertical section taken ap` proximately upon the plane of the line 3- 3 Of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional and elevational View showing the spring means which is associated with thespring pressed guide bar.4 l y n Figure 5 is aperspective viewof one lof the details separated from the complemental parts. 1 Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the device comprises a base plate ll, an inclined top 2, a relatively short front wall 3, end walls 4, a compartment 5, and Vhinged closing doors 6 for the compartment, The base projects beyond `one end wall as at 7 and metal strips Shave theirlower ends 9 rigidly fastened thereto as shown plainly in Figure 3. The upstanding lportion of the strips are provided adjacent their upper ends with angular brackets 10. Y The hori- Zontally ldirected portions of the brackets are connected with the under side of a pressure bar y11. The inner edge yof this bar is faced with metal as at 12,'-and the top is also faced nEvIcn. l

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with'metal vThe-metalffacing extends beyond one edgeofthe bar and termir'iatesf` in anoverhangingflange 14'extendingo verl the upper bifurcated'ends ofthe uprights 8. Bolts 15 areconnected with these bifurcated ends and tted into vsockets lformedin the I freely through the bifuilcations. f

The top 2 extends beyondfone end wall'as shown at 18 `and thel 'extended portion is relduced yto accommodate -themetallic guide vmember '19"shown inFrgure 5. l `On`e1a'rmf20 is fastened to the upper side of the reduced portion, andthe other arm121 is fastened to the lower side. The arm 20 is provided with an upstanding extremity 22 whichv is fase.

tened `to the aforesaidy stop 23on one longi-y tudinal edge of the table. Thebight portion 24 which is curved somewhat as shown in;

Figure 5 extends beyond the opposite edge of thetable'as indica-ted in Figure 2 and also Figure 1. Then as represented in Figure 3, the edge portions of the arms 20 and 21 extend beyond the top 2 and a slot is left between these edge portions and the spring pressed pressure bar 11.

In practice, the object to be cut is placed upon'the inclined ltable top as represented` in dotted lines in Figure 2. It may be assumed,as represented here, a side of bacon 1s to be acted upon. One longitudinalv edge is permitted to rest against theupstanding stop 23 and one end is allowed to overhang the slot existing between the knife guidey 19 and the spring pressed pressure bar11.

Obviously, vby firmly holding' the baconl in place and inserting the knifey at the right hand end of the slot represented in Figure 2, it will be readily guided into plac-eby .the projecting bight portion'24. Then it may be drawn y downwardly through the l slot to sever aslice of the bacon. vThe spring .out rather easily.. y.

It is believed that byv considering the de.

scription in connectionv with the drawings, a clear understanding of the invention will be had. Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary, v

Minor changes coming withinthe field of invention claimed may be resorted to if de-V sired.

' point between its Iends to providel upper and lower arms, the upper arm being attached to the upper side ot' the top and the lower arm to the lower side of said top,'the bight vportion extending beyond one longitudinal edge of said top, said strip constituting a stationary abutment against which the blade of 'a `knife is adapted to bear during the slicing operation.

2. In a structurel of the classdescribed, a table top, a metallic stripat one end of said top, said strip being bent upon itself at a point betweenits ends to provide upper and lowerrr arms,\the upper arm being attached to the upper side of the top and the lower arm to the lower side of said top, .the bightportion extending beyond one longitudinal edge ofsaidtop, said stripjconstituting a stationary abutment against which the blade of a knife is adapted to bear during the slicing operation, and a spring pressed member disposed in spaced parallelism to said abutment, whereby to provide a knife blade guide slot.

3. In a structure of the class described, v

vto be cut, there being a stop along one longitudinal edge of said top, a stationary metal-- lic abutment secured to one end of said top and projecting beyond it,1a spring 'pressed metal faced pressure bar located in spaced parallelism to said abutment, uprights, and

connecting means between the uprights and pressure bar.

In testimony whereof I aX my signature.

, ARTHUR J. CARLSON.y 

